A forward contract in which the seller agrees to deliver a cash commodity to the buyer sometime in the near future. The forward contracts, in contrast to futures contracts, are negotiated between the buyer and the seller and are not traded in an organized exchange.
Forward (Cash) Contract
More terms under F
- Face Value
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Federal Funds Rate (FFR)
- Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
- Federal Reserve Board
- Federal Reserve
- Fibonacci Retracement
- First Notice Day
- Fiat Currency
- Financial Services Authority (FSA)
- Fiscal Policy
- Fixed Exchange Rate
- Floating Exchange Rate
- Forward Contract
- Forex Futures
- Fundamental Analysis
- Future Contract
- Futures Commission Merchant
- Futures Exchange
Part of the Trading glossary. Definitions are general explanations, not investment advice.